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. 2017 May 11;7:1776. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-01954-3

Table 2.

Prey movement, durations of trap movement phases, and lateral displacements of traps.

Prey capture event Prey movement Trap movement
Distance travelled by prey during suction [mm] Max. velocity of prey [m/s] Max. acceleration/deceleration of prey [g] Duration of trapdoor snap-buckling [ms] Duration of trapdoor inward swinging until maximum opening [ms] Duration of maximum trapdoor opening [ms] Duration of trapdoor re-closure [ms] Duration of the suction process [ms] Lateral displacement of trap during suction [mm]
Duration from triggering until reaching g max/g min [ms]
CE 01 2.0 2 800/−600 1.8 0.9 1.1 3.8 5.6 0.10
2.95/3.15
CE 02 2.3 2.5 1300/−1200 0.4 1.2 1.2 8.4 10.8 0.14
1.65/2.05
CE 03 1.4 2 1500/−800 0.4 0.8 1.1 3.7 5.6 0.10
2.05/2.35
*CE 04 3.5 3 1800/−1600 3.2 0.9 0.9 5.1 6.9 0.15
4.55/4.75
CE 05 2.2 2.5 1100/−800 1.5 0.5 1 9.7 11.2 0.07
2.55/2.65
**CE 06 4.6 3 1200/−1800 0.9 0.6 1.2 10.1 11.9 0.05
1.85/2.15
CE 07 3.9 4 2800/−1900 1.0 0.6 1.1 11.1 12.8 0.26
2.15/2.35
CE 08 1.1 1 700/−500 1.1 0.6 3 1.6 5.2 0.07
4.05/4.35
CE 09 1.6 2 1200/−500 0.4 1.4 2 3 6.4 0.06
2.35/2.55
*CE 10 2.2 2.5 1300/−1200 3.7 0.9 1.4 3.5 5.8 0.16
5.75/6.05
CE 11 1.8 1.5 400/−900 2.0 0.3 3 3.5 6.8 0.08
4.55/4.75
CE 12 1.6 1 500/−400 0.6 1.7 4.1 3.8 9.6 0.08
5.85/6.05
**CE 13 2.8 2 400/−500 2.0 0.8 1.5 10.5 12.8
3.45/3.85
**CE 14 2.6 2 400/−400 1.5 0.9 1.1 12.9 14.9
3.25/3.55

CEs marked by a single asterisk (*CEs 04, 10) or with a double asterisk (**CEs 06, 13, 14) occurred in the same traps, respectively. See Fig. 1 for schematic representation of the trapdoor movement phases.